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Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2007
Applicants:

Barbara F. M. Kimmich, League City, TX (US);

Jeremy J. Patt, League City, TX (US);

Mark O. Scates, Houston, TX (US);

Ronald D. Shaver, Houston, TX (US);

James H. Zink, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Barbara F. M. Kimmich, League City, TX (US);

Jeremy J. Patt, League City, TX (US);

Mark O. Scates, Houston, TX (US);

Ronald D. Shaver, Houston, TX (US);

James H. Zink, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/10 (2006.01); C07C 51/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A process for reducing the aldehyde concentration in a target stream of a carbonylation process is disclosed. More specifically, a process for reducing the aldehyde concentration in an internal process stream or feed stream of a carbonylation process is disclosed. In particular, a process in which a target stream comprising a carbonylatable reactant and a first aldehyde concentration is subjected to a reaction comprising a supported catalyst that comprises at least one Group 8 to Group 11 metal at conditions sufficient to reduce the first aldehyde concentration to a second aldehyde concentration is disclosed.


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